Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Altamont had a population of 1,044 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Altamont had a population of 2,350 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Blue Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Gilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Funkhouser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Beecher City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
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- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shumway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Clede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Cowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Farina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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